Mainstream-medier, der ikke rigtig har noget med gaming at gøre, har ofte negative ting at sige om vores alles hobby: Man får firkantede øjne, det ødelægger ens socialliv og så videre. Og så en gang imellem hører man en overvældende positiv historie om, hvordan gaming reddede en persons liv.
Det er nu tilfældet for Reddit-bruger tidyckilla, som formåede at redde sig selv og sin familie fra en ildebrand, der brød ud i deres lejlighedskompleks midt om natten kl. 02:26.
"On the night of august 31st I decided to stay up and play as long as possible to experience this new universe. At 2:26 in the morning, while playing the game, I heard an explosion from my downstairs neighbors apartment. I paused my game to see what was happening. When I opened the door I saw flames rising up our stairwell to our apartment," reads the post. "I immediately got my wife and cat, rushing us to safety with only minor burns. If I hadn't been up bingeing Starfield I would have been asleep and we would have all died to smoke inhalation. I want to thank this game from saving my family and me from a horrible fate."
Godt gået, at Reddit-brugeren handlede så hurtigt på eksplosionen, så ingen kom alvorligt til skade. Vi krydser fingre for, at vedkommendes Starfield-fil er gemt i skyen, så de mange timers spilletid ikke går tabt.